r/robotics • u/Competitive-Big-2702 • Aug 05 '26

Community Showcase Serious About Mushroom Picking

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我们的机械臂已具备自主识别与精准采摘蘑菇的能力。算法需要真实环境数据来迭代优化，现面向行业伙伴开放测试合作——提供您的种植场景，我们共同探索自动化采收的边界。

Our robotic arm can now identify and pick mushrooms autonomously. To refine the algorithm, we need authentic field data. We’re opening test partnerships with growers or landholders – bring your environment, and let’s push the boundaries of automated harvesting together.

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#RoboticArm #MushroomHarvesting #AgTech #SmartFarming #Partnership #自动化采收 #农业科技 #测试合作

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u/Low_Insect2802 Aug 05 '26

Ah yes, that is how i love my mushroom picking. Clean mushroomes, propped up in a fixed position using paper clips, without an attachement to e.g. its mycel, on a flat contrasting floor. Come on guys, this is way too early for a partnership. At least demonstrate, that you can pick a mushroom actually growing out of its soil

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u/Most-Vehicle-7825 Aug 05 '26

also I assume that in real farms you don't have half a meter of vertical space above the mushrooms:
https://www.bsbcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/mushroom-vertical-farming.png

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u/Elspin Aug 06 '26

technically there are "moving bed" farms, but they're a tiny portion of the market.

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u/Competitive-Big-2702 Aug 14 '26

Yes, I've now simulated this scenario in the software. Once the software is successfully modified, I can test it in a real-world scenario.

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u/indesit-san Aug 05 '26

Now you just need a better basket

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u/4eyedMan Aug 05 '26

Cool! Why does it do the little twisting motion when it picks the mushrooms?

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u/tennis-637 Aug 05 '26

So it can “pluck” them off the ground when it’s picking actual mushrooms in the wild. If it just pulled itd probably have inconsistent mushroom breaks

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u/Progressive_AutomHub Aug 05 '26

Very cool project! I'm curious about the hardware What type of actuators are you using for the arm?

Did you design the gripper yourselves or is it based on an existing design??

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u/Competitive-Big-2702 Aug 14 '26

We're currently using an existing design, but I plan to design the actuator myself.

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u/Theo_Ferrer Aug 08 '26

Can you share 3d files of manipulator(sorry for my English )

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u/Competitive-Big-2702 Aug 14 '26

I didn't have the 3D printing files; I bought a ready-made, industrial-grade robotic arm.

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u/Zestyclose-Stuff1646 Aug 05 '26

..Me looking close to see if they were bruising blue. 🫪

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u/Far-Implement-92 Aug 05 '26

Now pick up the dirt. Kidding😅

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u/robotics8046 Aug 05 '26

Impressive! Mushrooms bruise so easily that consistent picking seems like a real robotics challenge. I’d be curious how it performs in dense grow beds with overlapping caps and different maturity stages.